Moment of the 2000s Tournament - Sweet 16 - University of Maryland Athletics

University of Maryland Athletics

Moment of the 2000s Tournament - Sweet 16

Maryland fans - You get to decide the top Maryland Moment of the 2000s by voting in this "fan"-tasy tournament. Take a walk down memory lane and cast your vote each and every week to what Maryland Moment is voted "Moment of the 2000s."

FULL BRACKET

Second Round - #1 vs. #9

#1: 2006 Women's Basketball wins NCAA championship

Maryland won the 2006 NCAA Championship in a game that fans will never forget. Led by two freshmen, two sophomores and a junior in the starting lineup, the Terrapins battled back from a 13-point deficit to beat Duke, 78-75, in overtime.

Freshman Kristi Toliver hit the most famous shot in women’s basketball history - a three over Duke’s 6-7 center - with 6 seconds left to force overtime. The Terps were 5-0 in overtime games that year and took on the saying, “Overtime is our time!” Toliver and fellow freshman Marissa Coleman both hit free throws down the stretch to win the national title.

#9: 2010 Women's Lacrosse wins first NCAA title under Reese

Maryland came back from 6-0 down to defeat No. 2 Northwestern, 13-11, to win its first national championship in nine years and 10th in program history, starting a dominant run under fourth year head coach Cathy Reese.

The Terps battled all the way back to tie the game at eight just before halftime. With the game tied at 10, Maryland outscored Northwestern 3-1 over the final 10 minutes to put the Terps back on top of the lacrosse world yet again, ending Northwestern’s streak of five straight championships.

Fill out my online form.

VOTE ON TWITTER

Second Round - #4 vs. #5

#4: 2005 Men's Soccer wins first NCAA title under Cirovski

Maryland won its first-ever national championship under Sasho Cirovski and first since 1968 with a 1-0 win against New Mexico in the title game.

Senior Jason Garey, who departed Maryland as the school’s all-time leader in goals and also captured National Player of the Year honors, led a team that featured future pro stars Maurice Edu, Robbie Rogers, AJ Delagarza and Graham Zusi.

#5: 2018 Men's Soccer wins NCAA championship

Never ranked in the top-25 during the regular season, Maryland rebounded from a 4-5-3 start to finish the season on a 9-1-1 tear to capture its fourth national title.

Led by a stellar backline that featured standout center back Donovan Pines and goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair, the Terps were unscored upon in the NCAA Tournament. Senior captain Amar Sejdic scored the winning goal in the title game to finish off one of the great in-season turnarounds in college soccer history.

Fill out my online form.

VOTE ON TWITTER

Second Round - #2 vs #10

2017 Men's Lacrosse ends the drought with its first NCAA title since 1975

#2: Men's Lacrosse wins NCAA championship

After years of close encounters and heartbreaking endings, Maryland lacrosse returned to glory in 2017 with the program’s first national title in 42 years.

Dylan Maltz had two goals and an assist and Tim Rotanz scored three times as the top-seeded Terrapins defeated Ohio State 9-6 at Gillette Stadium.

Rotanz scored the final goal with 59 seconds left, allowing the Terps (16-3) a little comfort to count down the final minute after three goals by Ohio State in the fourth quarter pulled the Buckeyes within two.

The Terps held on, then rushed the field beneath a cloud of gloves and sticks they tossed in the air to celebrate the first NCAA Championship for head coach John Tillman.

The 2015 baseball team shocked the NCAA by upsetting No. 1-overall seed UCLA to win the NCAA Regional

#10: 2015 Baseball upsets No. 1 overall seed UCLA to win NCAA Regional

Following its first regional championship in school history the year prior, Maryland baseball outdid itself in its encore in 2015, toppling No. 1-overall seed UCLA in Los Angeles to advance to the Super Regionals.

Regional Most Outstanding Player LaMonte Wade and fellow All-Tournament selections Anthony Papio and Kevin Martir stood out at the plate and in the field. Maryland’s staff, headed by All-American Mike Shawaryn, gave up just seven runs over four games with closer Kevin Mooney recording saves in all three Terp wins.

Freshman right-hander Taylor Bloom tossed six innings of one-run ball in the regional title game as the Terps dogpiled on the diamond of a college baseball heavyweight for the second consecutive season.

Fill out my online form.

VOTE ON TWITTER

Second Round - #3 vs. #6

Women's Lacrosse celebrates finishing a perfect 2017 season with the NCAA title

#3: 2017 Women's Lacrosse caps perfect season with 14th national title

Led by six goals from Caroline Steele, the Maryland women’s lacrosse team defeated Boston College, 16-13, to win its 14th national championship and end the 2017 season a perfect 23-0.

Maryland completed a perfect season for the first time since 2001 and the fifth time in program history as it won its third national title in four years. The Terps won all 23 games by an average of eight goals, won the Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships, had its sixth Tewaaraton winner in a row with Zoe Stukenberg taking home lacrosse’s most prestigious honor and had the National Midfielder, Defender and Goalkeeper of the Year, respectively.

2011 Field Hockey celebrates winning the NCAA Championship

#6: 2011 Field Hockey wins 5th NCAA title in seven seasons

2011 wasn’t supposed to be Maryland’s year. The Terrapins had lost all-time leading scorer Katie Bam the year before and they weren’t supposed to repeat. Senior Megan Frazer, sophomore Jill Witmer and hall of fame head coach Missy Meharg has other plans.

The Terrapins lost in the ACC Semifinals, which resulted in the spark the team needed. Maryland was not one of the top four seeds in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in years, but was selected as a host site. No. 3 Syracuse came to town and the Terrapins upset the Orange in overtime to advance to the Final Four.

First up in the Final Four was a matchup with No. 2 Old Dominion, who had beaten the Terrapins twice in the regular season by scores of 4-0 and 5-2. Maryland, led by Meharg and Frazer, came up with a different game plan and stifled the Monarchs, 4-0, to advance to the NCAA Championship game for the fourth straight year.

Awaiting in the NCAA title game was No. 1 North Carolina, the Terps’ rival. The two teams had met in the two previous national championship games, each winning one. Maryland trailed 2-0 with under four minutes to play. Freshman Katie Gerzabek tipped in a shot to get the Terps on the board, then senior Jemma Buckley scored off a penalty corner to force overtime with no time on the clock. Sophomore Jill Witmer scored the national-title winning goal 10 minutes into the overtime period for the Terps’ fifth NCAA title in seven years.

Fill out my online form.

VOTE ON TWITTER